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History and Heritage Month Reading Lists

Further suggestions and readings from the library!

Pedagogy of the Oppressed

"In essence, in Pedagogy of the Oppressed, Freire offers us an ideological road map for revolutionary transformations based on praxis where there is 'no dichotomy by which praxis could be divided into a prior stage of reflection and a subsequent stage.  Action and reflection occur simultaneously.' Simply put, Freire challenges all of us to develop critical reflective tools that will keep us from forgetting dangerous memories which are marked by draconian economic inequality, cruel violence, and dehumanization - a dehumanization that needs to be denounced." --Donaldo Macedo, in the Introduction

One Hundred Years of Solitude

"One Hundred Years of Solitude tells the story of the rise and fall, birth and death of a mythical town of Macondo through the history of the Buendia family. Inventive, amusing, magnetic, sad, alive with unforgettable men and women, and with a truth and understanding that strike the soul."      --Goodreads

¡Ay, Mija!: My Bilingual Summer in Mexico

"Sixteen-year-old Christine takes their first solo trip to Mexico to spend a few weeks with their grandparents and tía. At first, Christine struggles to connect with family they don’t yet share a language with. Seeing the places their mom grew up—the school she went to, the café where she had her first date with their father—Christine becomes more and more aware of the generational differences in their family. Soon Christine settles into life in Mexico, eating pan dulce, drawing what they see, and growing more comfortable with Spanish. But when Mom joins their trip, Christine’s two worlds collide." --Publisher

Vampires of El Norte

"As the daughter of a rancher in 1840s Mexico, Nena knows a thing or two about monsters--her home has long been threatened by tensions with Anglo settlers from the north. But something more sinister lurks near the ranch at night, something that drains men of their blood and leaves them for dead. Something that once attacked Nena nine years ago."           --Publisher

Plantains and our Becoming: Poems

"Poet and musician Melania Luisa Marte opens Plantains and our Becoming by pointing out that Afro-Latina is not a word recognized by the dictionary. But the dictionary is far from a record of the truth. What does it mean, then, to tend to your own words and your own record--to build upon the legacies of your ancestors?"     --Publisher

My Invented Country

"Although she claims to have been an outsider in her native land ... Isabel Allende carries with her even today the mark of the politics, myth, and magic of her homeland. In My Invented County, she explores the role of memory and nostalgia in shaping her life, her books, and that most intimate connection to her place of origin." --Goodreads

 

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